Arid Quotes

32 Arid quotes by 31 unique authors

There is no spot of ground, however arid, bare or ugly, that cannot be tamed into such a state as may give an impression of… — Gertrude Jekyll
Many who have never had an opportunity of knowing any more about mathematics confound it with arithmetic, and consider it an arid science. In reality,… — Sofia Kovalevskaya
If we use our fuel to get our power, we are living on our capital and exhausting it rapidly. This method is barbarous and wantonly… — Nikola Tesla
Some of us who live in arid parts of the world think about water with a reverence others might find excessive. — Joan Didion
A philosopher always finds more grass to feed upon in the valleys of stupidity than on the arid heights of intelligence. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
In this arid wilderness of steel and stone I raise up my voice that you may hear. To the East and to the West I… — Anton Szandor LaVey
The will to win... the will to achieve...goes dry and arid without continuous renewal. — Vince Lombardi
I've had the hat for four years and it keeps getting better with age. It's been in the ocean and the pool several times, yet… — Andy Spade
Prayer cannot bring water to parched fields, or mend a broken bridge, or rebuild a ruined city; but prayer can water an arid soul, mend… — Abraham Joshua Heschel
Even though one is well advanced in virtue, should he stop mortifying himself, he soon would lose his modesty and virtue - just as fertile… — John Climacus
I grew up in the suburbs of Sydney, an arid kind of place, but every day I took the ferry across the harbour to get… — Pamela Stephenson
Crossing over mountains, rivers, arid oceans, setting at naught, as it were, the obstacles of the distance of space and time, the blood of Indian… — Swami Vivekananda
It's instinctive in a certain kind of painting...It's like a nervous system. It's not described, it's happening. The feeling is going on with the task.… — Cy Twombly
What was a rose but the living proof of desire, the single best evidence of human longing and earthly devotion. but desire could be twisted,after… — Alice Hoffman
My work is like digging, it's archaeological research among the arid materials of our times. That's how I understand my first films, and that's what… — Michelangelo Antonioni
What distinguishes the arid ages from the period of the Reformation, when nations were moved as they had not been since Paul preached in Ephesus,… — Gordon Clark
Yes, great God, these torrents of tears which flow down from my eyes announce thy divine presence in my soul. This heart hitherto so dry,… — Jean Baptiste Massillon
Having lived in the arid deserts of Southern California since the 1970s, my interest in water conservation is a very personal concern. Water! The source… — Eric Burdon
Even the wisest of mankind cannot live by reason alone; pure arrogant reason, denying the claims of prejudice (which commonly are also the claims of… — Russell Kirk
Homesickness is a great teacher. It taught me, during an endless rainy fall, that I came from the arid lands, and like where I came… — Wallace Stegner

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